Susan Markens

Susan Markens is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at City University of New York, Lehman College where she is also affiliated with the Women’s Studies Program. Her book, Surrogate Motherhood and the Politics of Reproduction (2007) was published by University of California Press. In addition to surrogacy, her research has also focused on prenatal testing and the medicalization of pregnancy and she is currently studying genetic counselors. Her previous research has been published in Feminist Studies, Gender & Society, Social Science & Medicine, Sociology of Health & Illness and other academic journals.